Perhaps it’s just me. I had owned my home for almost three years before I realized that those long green boxes under my windows weren’t there to catch falling leaves, rain, or dead insects. My first three years were primarily spent digging up the previous owner’s “garden” and learning ...

Container gardens give those people who don’t have yards or room for a “regular” garden a way to grow the gardens they crave. Now, they can have a garden on a deck, patio or in a window box or even inside their houses. All types of plants can be grown: vegetables, shrubs, roses, annuals, perennials. The list is endless. Containers filled with colorful foliage and flowers can really brighten the...

By Sally Robson If you are a garden lover, but have no space for your gardening, don’t worry, gardening is not necessarily out of your reach. In the available space of your house, say balcony, patio, deck, or sunny window, you can create a container garden, which will not only bring you joy, but also vegetables. So, why not start container gardening yourself? In the past, gardening has been exclusively associated with...

Have you ever wished you could bring a luxurious blooming azalea into your living room, or enjoy the fragrance of a blooming Meyer lemon when the temperature outside is still below freezing? You can turn these wishes into daily enjoyment if the plants are grown in handsome containers that can be moved wherever you like. Whether you choose to bring a plant indoors or simply give it a prominent place on the patio or deck,...